Rice

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about rice but were afraid to ask. Dry, in a soup, baked, or as a dessert, rice holds a special place of honour in Italian cuisine. Beginning with the raw material itself which, moreover, makes up two thirds of the daily food intake of almost three billion people. There are thousands of different varieties just waiting to be discovered in the right context: Italy alone boasts Arborio and Carnaroli, Vialone and Selvaggi. Why not try the refined qualities of India’s Basmatic, too.


THE RECIPES

From rice soup and salads to desserts and risotto, but also the country style recipes of "Sour tout", above all, which was imported by the monsù, the French cooks who worked at the Bourbon dependence. The 40 recipes contained in iCook Italian Riso show just how versatile this precious ingredient really is. Delicious and nutritionally perfect. Look out too for some handy tips from our chefs: the toasted onion which is then soaked in the soup to lighten the colour, how to thicken with frozen cubes of butter and how to stop the cooking process before serving by resting the pot on a wet dish cloth. Meanwhile our sommelier has the last word with some recommendations regarding the right drink.